Part 1: A Bedtime Story I was heartsick when I hung the phone up: A client had called and was furious because I had ruined her stone… I had no idea what she was talking about. I vaguely remembered the stone. I had checked it back in from my bench after having it set and barely paid it any mind other than to w...
Lead Glass Ruby – The Nightmare that Keeps on Giving VIEW POST
Synthetic Diamonds A synthetic diamond is chemically, physically and optically a real diamond, though grown in a machine rather than mined from the ground. They are commonly called man-made, lab-grown, lab-created or cultured diamonds (a term not favored by International gem standards organizations, as they feel ...
JCK 2010 Interview Dorothée Gizenga, Executive Director of Diamond Development Initiative About DDI The Diamond Development Initiative is a multi-stakeholder platform, which brings NGOs, governments, and the private sector together to address the livelihood and problems of artisanal diamond miners. DDI comp...
Interview with Dorothée Gizenga, Executive Director of DDI VIEW POST
Last month, Russia’s biggest diamond miner Alrosa (currently the biggest worldwide supplier of rough diamonds) produced a report analyzing the supply, demand and prices of rough diamonds for the next 8 years. The report is available online at this link: Diamond Market Outlook June 2010 Alrosa predicts that rou...
Price-prediction of diamonds – My analysis of the Alrosa-analysis VIEW POST
When is a Feather a Durability Risk? There have been multiple forum discussions about feathers and durability. In an effort to alleviate Pricescope poster concerns, we have asked several participating diamond experts to answer the question, “when is a feather a durability risk?” Before we delve into their respo...
What Is An Independent Appraisal and The Benefit In Securing One This Article is dedicated to the memory of a wonderful Independent Appraiser & a wonderful friend: William (Bill) Lieberum (A.K.A. RockDoc) 1948-2007 Diamonds and jewelry sold in today’s...
What Is An Independent Appraisal and The Benefit In Securing One VIEW POST
Review by John Pollard Just imagine: A humble mapmaker’s son travels the ancient world, discovers fantastic treasures, rescues a damsel and rises to the highest levels of French aristocracy! “The French Blue,” based on true events, recounts the remarkable voyages of Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, a 17th ...
This is the story of my journey to becoming a Diamond Designer. The early years: Looking back over the years what stands out is not so much events, but the people. The journey starts in Nov. 2003, when I joined Pricescope after lurking for a week or so. I had decided that I wanted to learn more about diamonds ...
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